Publisher: Carousel Books
A master craftsman brings one of the most fascinating periods in American history to vivid life in these provocative and poignant short stories, which include the masterpieces The Diamond as Big as the Ritz and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
Here, in this book, is Raymond Carver's complete uncollected fiction and nonfiction, including the five posthumously discovered "last" stories, found a decade after Carver's death.Call If You Need Me includes all of the prose previously collected in No Heroics, Please, four essays from Fires, and those five marvelous stories that range over the period of Carver's mature writing and give his devoted fans a final glimpse of the great writer at work. The pure pleasure of Carver's writing is everywhere in his work, here no less than in those stories that have already entered the canon of modern literature.Show book
Horror lives in the shadows. It exists under the earth’s surface in ancient caves. Below the vast sea’s undulating waves. Under dense forest cover. Within a storm’s thick, rolling clouds. And downstairs in our homes, when we hear the knife drawer rattle in the night. Even our minds and bodies harbour the alien under the skin, the childhood nightmares in our subconscious. Darkness hides things, no matter how much we strain our eyes. And sometimes those things are looking back at us. In this collection of fifteen scary stories to tell in the dark, Karl Drinkwater sews flesh onto the bones of our worst fears, full of creeping menace that seeps from urban legends and folk horror.Show book
A collection of engaging and entertaining stories that give Supreme Court rulings a spiritual and religious twist. The progressive Court has pushed religion out of the marketplace of ideas and traditions to protect small groups of citizens who take offense at religious traditions. These protected classes now define a new American tradition that emphasizes sexual freedoms and that runs counter to the Constitution. By creating laws that appear to enhance the lives of women and men, the judiciary has instead created a spiritual vacuum. Almost Redemption provides readers with compelling stories that are crafted from actual, historically authentic circumstances and that will leave them captivated and engaged. These fictional stories are based on real-life events and are written by an author who knows both the law and literature.Show book
Come visit Dr. Alinger in his Museum of Silence, where every breath could be your last.A HarperAudio production.Show book
Discover over 55+ Relaxing, enjoyable Bedtime Stories in this amazing Short Story Collection.Are you looking for a fun way to help Your Child get to sleep?Want to help them Relax, de-stress, and experience the benefits of Mindfulness?Then this audiobook is for you! Inside this collection, you’ll discover a wide range of fun tales and adventures featuring compelling characters, fantastical locations, and important moral lessons. Designed to help your child drift into a deep sleep and practice mindfulness, these stories have something that everyone will love! With a moral to each story, your child can learn valuable lessons while they relieve stress and anxiety. These 55+ incredible stories are guaranteed to promote calmness, improve imagination, help your child experience mindfulness, and more! *****Uncover how you can teach Your Child Mindfulness with this special Collection.Do you want to help Your Child experience the proven benefits of Mindfulness?Looking for a Short Story Collection which Helps them Relax and promotes Calmness? Containing a collection of enjoyable Bedtime Short Stories, this audiobook explores how you can manage children at the vital early stages of their development, making sure you have the skills to start their lives off on the right foot. A mix of stories for children and practical advice for parents, this audiobook contains tips on communication, daily routines, practical education, and much more. This audiobook is perfect for any parent looking to strengthen their skills and help their child reduce their stress levels, feel calm, and practice mindfulness.Buy now to Help Your Child practice Mindfulness & get a GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP tonight!Show book
Francis Marion Crawford, an only child, was born on 2nd August 1854 at Bagni di Lucca, Italy. He was a nephew to Julia Ward Howe, the American poet and writer of ‘The Battle Hymn of the Republic’. Crawford was educated at St Paul's School, Concord, New Hampshire and then on to Cambridge University, the University of Heidelberg and the University of Rome. In 1879 he went to India, to study Sanskrit and then to edit The Indian Herald. In 1881 he returned to America to continue his Sanskrit studies at Harvard University. His family became increasingly concerned about his employment prospects. After an attempt at a singing career as a baritone was ruled out, he was encouraged to write. In December 1882 his first novel, ‘Mr Isaacs’, was published and was an immediate hit as was his second novel ‘Dr Claudius’ in 1883. In October 1884 he married Elizabeth Berdan and encouraged by his excellent start to a literary career they returned to Sant Agnello, Italy to make a permanent home, buying the Villa Renzi that then became Villa Crawford. In the late 1890s, Crawford began work on his historical works which would later include ‘Corleone’, in 1897, the first major treatment of the Mafia in literature. Crawford is also exceedingly popular and anthologized as a short story writer of bizarre and creepy tales. In 1908 came his classic ‘The Screaming Skull’. Without doubt its unsettling nature is heightened as the reader/listener is drawn into to the story by its narrator. Everything is explained and plausible until, of course, it isn’t. Francis Marion Crawford died at Sorrento on Good Friday 1909 at Villa Crawford of a heart attack. In ‘Man Overboard’ Crawford uncovers the story of identical twins. When one falls overboard it unravels a sequence of events that take years to complete, all with a growing sense of uneasiness that further misery awaitsShow book
